Power-transmitting device.



J. A. SERRBLL.

POWER TRANSMITTING DEVICE.

nruonmu nun n.4, 1912,

1,1 1 1 ,865, Patented Sept, 29, 1914.

a Q I mwzi fim/g JOHN A. SERBELL, OF NORTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY.

POWER-TRANSMITTING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 29, 191 1.

Application filed January 4, 1912. Serial No. 669,454.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN A. SERRELL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of North Plainfield, Somerset county, State of New Jersey, have invented an Improvement in Power-Transmittin Devices, of which the following is a s )eci cation.

My invention has re erencc to power transmitting devices and consists of certain gimprovements which are fully set forth in fthe following specification and shown in the accompanying drawings which form a part thereof.

The object of my invention is to provide a construction of universal joint extension stems suitable for transmitting rotary motion from a driving part to which ower is applied to a driven part from wiich the power transmitted is to be utilized, whether the invention is adapted to transmission of large or small power. H D

My invention consists of a rotary drivin part and a rotary driven part, combine with connecting power transmitting devices comprising a ste1n,the ends of which are rovided with heads having their outer sur aces poly onal in cross section and curved in 1ongitu 'nal section, andportions havlng sockets oly onal in cross section in which the hen s o the stem are respectively arranged, said socket portions being respectively connected with the driving and driven parts.

My invention also consists in the above construction when the universal joint connecting stem is formed for longitudinal adjustmcnt to compensate for varying distances between the position of the operating part and the driven (part.

My invention is a apted for transmission of power for various purposes, whether the ower to be transmitted is derived from iiand or mechanical forces. As an example of the use of the invention I have hereinafter described, it is a means for operation of valves.

In cases where the valve proper is to be operated from a distant point and to suit conditions in which the valve is difiicult of access or its stem is necessarily out of alinement with the handle or operating part, the handle portion becomes the driving part and the valve stem becomes the driven art and each will be positioned byitsown earings. My invention also comprehencls other feathose above specified, will be better under- 1 socket 5 is a lead portion tures of construction, which, together with stood by reference to the drawings, in which Figure 1 is a sectional elevation showing my improvement applied to a valve device; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same; Fig. 3 is a cross section of the universal joint connecting stem on line oca: of Fi 1; Fig. 4 is a cross section of the same on line g 2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a plan view of the socket portion which connects with the valve stem; Fig. 6 is a sectional elevation corresponding to a portion of Fig. l, but showin a modification; Fig. 7 is a cross section oi same on line 2-2 of Fig. 6; and Fig. 8 is a sectional elevation showing a removable hand operated handle or key adapted to my invention.

2 represents the valve roper and ma be of any suitable construction whether 0 the plug valve type, of the usual globe valve type, or of tie gate valve construction, the particular form of the valve being immaterial to my invention.

3 is the rotary valve operating stem and it may be adapted to open or close the valve in any suitable manner. Secured to this valve stem is a socket head 4. which is held upon the valve steinb a nut 6 arranged in the bottom of the 500 (ct 5. As shown in Figs. 3 and 5, this socket 5 is polygonal shaped and preferably s uare. Fitting into this square onal shaped shank 9. The head portion 8 1S polygonal in cross section, as indicated in 1g. 3, it being shaped to cor-res 0nd to the po ygonal socket 5. In the pre erred form it is substantially as if a ball shaped head on the shank 9 were filed or cut away to pro 'vide a plurality of flattened portions in its curved surface. In this way, the shank 9 may be adiusted in various positions, as the head 8 ant the socket 5 will chanical connection for rotary transmission. Fitting over the shank 9 is a stem 7 which is referably of tubular metal of polygonal orxn corresponding to the cross section of the shank 9. This stem 7 may be of any length required to reach from the valve to the distant place Where the handle structure is to be arranged. At the distant end, it is fitted with another couplin part, indicated at 10 and 11, the latter going the shank which fits into the stem, and the former be ing a head portion in all material res ects corresponding to the construction 0 the head portion 8 at the other end of the stem.

having a polygpermit of such, adgustments while maintainmg their Inc-- 12 is a socket head having a polygonal shaped socket 13 corres lending to the socket and in which the polygonal shaped head fits, and by which it is rotated, the said 5 socket head 12 having a stem 1-1 which is journaled in a white 141 and connected to. an operating han le 18 by the nut 22. The p ate 15 is provided with a transverse pin 17 which engages an annular groove 16 in 10 the stem 14 of the socket head, so that the said stem is held in the plate 15 against longitudinal movement. lhis pin and groove may be omitted if desired. The plate 15 may be provided with two limit 15 stops 23. which stop the rotation of the handie 18 in either direction, namely at the full open or the full shut positions. In this case, a pointer 20 on the handle 18 will be brou ht in contact with said pins to arrest furt ier 20 movement. The dial plate 15 may also, if

desired. have different figures as 1, 2, 8, provided thereon, to indicate different open positions of the valve, for convenience. The part 1-9 is a wooden extension on the handle,

pt this may be omitted if so desired.

21 represents a. support of an suitable character which may be arranged at a distance from the valve structure 2, and upon which frame the plate 15 is secured. In

some cases, this handle structure may be arranged at several feet from the valve structure itself, the length of the connecting stem 7 being varied to suit the articular re quirements. It will be an, erstood that when the valve and the handle are located, the tubular connection 7 would be cut to the len th desired at the place of installation, an as it is of tubular construction, it is easy for the mechanic to saw off the right 4.0 length to suit the requirements. In view of' the fact that the shanks 9 and 11 are of considerable length, it is evident that the tubular stem 7- conne'cting them need not be accuratel cut as to length, and being of the same 5 ape as the shanks in cross section, the power transmitted from the handle structure to the valve structure will be readily accomplished through the shanks by the rotation produced under the manipulation of the handle.

It will be readily understood that while it is desirable to have the axis of the stem 1 1v upon which the handle is connected',in alinement with the axis of the valve stem 3, it ss will -be difiicult to accurately aline these parts, and in some cases it will be wholly mpossibleto aline them because of obstacles ofyconstruetion, and in these cases, it will suffice to put the parts' out of alinement, beao cause the universal jointconnections formed between the. two socket parts/i and 12 will compensate for any such non-alinement.

' This'is also true whether the plane of the plate lo is at rightan ice to the valve stem e5"3"or' inclined thereto. he universal jointed connection permits of any reasonable non alinement or arallelism. oi the parts, and s of such simp e character that a most ordi- .uary mechanic would be capable of installing the apparatus.

11 the modification shown in Figs. 6 and 7, it will be noted that a screw 23 is Cprovided in the socket head t, the hen of which screw projects over the poly onal head 8 to prevent its unintentional isengagement from the socket 5. To, permit a reasonable movement of rocking motion, I prefer to provide a notch 22 in the side of shank 9 to receive the edge of the screw head when the shank is inclined toward the screw. This same retaining construction may likewise be emplo ed in connection with the upper socket hea 12, if so desired. 1 have described this articular way of retain ing the heads within the sockets, but it i evident that the same result may be accom-* plished in other manners, if so desired.

As shown in Fi 1, the handle 18 is permanently fastened to the stem 1-4, but it is evident that the handle proper may be removable so as not to ermit the valve to be operated except by tie person havin the removable handle or key. When this atter construction is desired, it may be provided as in Fig. 8, in which 19'is the removable r. handle or key and is provided with the socket portion 18 which fits a on the end of the stem 14, which latter is s ielded by a collar 15 when the handle or key is removed.

It is manifest that while I have shown a suitable construction. of extensible joint connection, the details thereof may be greatly inodified' when used with a valve structure, as, broadly considered, the character ofuniversal joints shown are not essential, andth k positions of the sockets and headsmight be reversed as will be readily-understood'.' It is also seen that while the end of the ower 'transmittin connectionv is journaled m the plate 15 an thereby positions the handle or power applying part, the latter maybe positioned in any other way, if so desired.

In the foregoing descri tion, I have explained in detail the use 0 my power transmitting connection for operating valves in which there is a hand rotated part arranged at a distance from the valve and thepower of which is to be transmitted to the rotating stem or spindle of the valve, but it is to be 12 understood that this invention, broadl. considered, is applicable to any use w 'erein power is to be transmitted from one rotating part to-another rotating part arrangeda dis tance from each other, and which parts may 1: be supported in suitable bearin out of alinement and in which one of said bearings ,6 may, if desired" be relatively movable in respect to the ot er as inlthe common ractics in automobiles, or in any class 0 'ma- 1 extensible chiner' where the rotatable arts are supports in fixed bearings or ot erwise. It is also to be understood that while the artieular example, by way of illustration given in this application, is for transmitting manual power applied to a rotatable handle, the said rotatable part may be driven by any mechanical motor or devices such as is customary in various classes of machinery, and hence while the exam le is an excellent illustration of the adapta ility of my invention in commercial practice, it is not to be taken as a restriction of the invention in its more generic sense.

While in some uses of my invention, the driving and driven parts may have such fixed relation, as to distance apart, that the feature of my improvement would not be specially required, in many forms of apparatus to which this invention is applicable, the driving and driven parts are not only out of alinement but constantly shift their positions so as to vary, to a more or less extent, the distance between the two parts, and in such cases the extensible feature is an important part of the invention.

I have shown my invention by way of illustration in suitable form for use with valve structures more particularly intended for steam heating, but it is to be understood that I do not restrict myself to any particular use of the invention or to the means to be operated, nor to the details of construction of the universal joint extension itself, as these may all be varied or modified to suit any particular purpose or desire of the manufacturer, without departing from the spirit of the mvention.

Having now described my invention, what I declare as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination of a valve having a valve stem, a head removably secured to said valve stem and provided with a oly onal sha ed socket a polygonal shape hea adapts to fit within said socket, a retainin device for normally preventin removal 0 said head, a polygonal shape stem secured to said po gonal head, a support removed from an independent of said valve a socket member rotatably mounted in sald support, said member being provided with a polygonal socket, a manually operable device secured to said socket member for rotating said head, a head of polygonal shape suitably secured within said socket for universal movement a polygonal stem carried by said last named head and a tube conforming in shape to both said polygonal stems and adapted to receive said stems in telescopic relation, said tube being substantially longer than the combined lengths of said stems whereb the len th of the connection between t e socket eads may be varied to suit conditions.

In testimony of which invention, I hereunto set my hand.

JOHN A. SERRELL.

Witnesses:

Wm M. Tnsanwsnn, G. D. WEEKS.

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